original description
Ponder, W.; Waterhouse, J. (1997). A new genus and species of Lymnaeidae from the lower Franklin River, south western Tasmania, Australia. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 63(3): 441-468., available online at https://academic.oup.com/mollus/article-pdf/63/3/441/18779630/63-3-441.pdf
page(s): 442 [details]
source of synonymy
Vinarski, V.M. (2013). One, two, or several? How many lymnaeid genera are there?. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 23(1): 41-58. [Published online 5 April 2013]. [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named after Kutikina Cave, an important archaeological site on the lower Franklin River and very near where K. hispida was first discovered [details]